Curtain-hanger.



J. J. FURHMILLER.

CURTAIN HANGER.

APPLICATIUN FILED MAR. 26. |917.

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JOHN J' A0013 FURTHMILLER,

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CURTAIN-HANGER.

Speeication of Letters Patent.

Patented aan. ra, aars.

Application led March 26, 1917. Serial No. 157,428.

To all whom z't lmay concern.'

Be it known that I, JOHN JACOB FURTH- MILLER, `a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Elkton, in the county of Brookings and State of South Dakota, have invented an Improvement in Curtainllangers, of which the following is a specication.

My invention is an improvement in curtain hangers, and has for its object to provide a device of the character specified, wherein blind and rod supporting brackets are provided, together` with means for clamping the same to the casing of the window, without the necessity for nails or screws, or of tools.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a top plan View ofthe improved hanger, with parts in section.

Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows adjacent to the line.

Fig. 3 is a front view of a modied form of hanger in place.`

Fig. a is a perspective view of one of the rod supporting brackets.

Fig. 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows adjacent to the line.

ln the embodiment oi the invention shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 4, a pair of blind and rod supportin brackets 1 is provided, the said brackets eing elbow-shaped, and having bearing openings at their ends for engaging the trunnions of a blind sulpporting roller 2 and for a curtain rod 3. t will be noticed from an inspection of Fig. 1 that the ends of the brackets having the o enings for the trunnions of the curtain ro are offset outwardly, as indicated at in, so that the curtain rod is supportedin front of the. casement. The shape of the brackets permits the curtain rod also to take a position at a lower level than that taken by the blind.

.These brackets are clamped against the easement by means of a pole 4. This pole fits at each end into cap-shaped ferrules 5` and 6, respectively, andat the end adjacent to the ferrule 6 the pole has an Iaxial recess 7. A nut 8 is secured to the said end of the pole over the recess, and a screw 9 is threaded through the nut. The head ofthe vscrew engages 'the end of the cap, as shown and it will be obvious that by turning the pole the ferrule 6 may be forced away from the pole to tightly clamp the brackets 1 against each end o the casing. In order to prevent marring of the easement, pads 10 of felt are arranged between the brackets and the easement, and other pads 11 are arranged between the ferrules and the brackets.

The improved brackets may be of the form shownin Fig. A1, that is having means for supporting both a blind and a curtain rod, or thel curtain indicated at 12 in Fig. 3 may be connected directly with the pole 13, the rings of the curtain being slipped over the pole before the hanger 1s placed. The brackets 16 each have a bearing for engagement by the trunnion of the blind 17, and the pole 13 is constructed in the same manner as the pole 1, and clamps the brackets 16 in the same manner as the pole 4t clamps the brackets 1.

l claim:

1. A device of the character specified, comprising a pair of blind supporting brackets, a pole a capLshaped ferrule engaging i the pole, anda screw at one end of the pole and having threaded engagement therewlth and engaging within the ferrule to clamp the brackets between the ferrules and the window easement, said pole having an axial opening for the screw, and cushioning pads of felt or the like between the ferrules and the brackets and between the brackets and the easement, each bracket comprising an elbow shaped member having at each end a bearing openin for the trunnion of a blind supporting ro ler and a curtain rod, respectively, one end of each bracket being o'set'outwardly. l

2. A device of the character specified, comprising a pair of blind supporting brackets, a. pole,'a cap-shaped ferrule engaging each end of the pole, and a screw at one end of the pole and having threaded engagement therewith and engaging within the ferrule to clamp the brackets between the ferrules and the window easement, said pole havin an axial opening 'for the screw.

3. device of the character specified, comprising a pair of blind supporting brackets, a pole, a cap engaging each end of the y pole, said pole being rotatable with respect to the caps and having means for forcing one of the caps away from the pole to clamp the brackets between the caps and the window easement.

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